rudest thing anyone has ever said about your weight?

accebersmith

My (former) mother-in-law once took me to see "Les Miserables," Broadway cast and all, and I was so excited, until we were in the restroom during intermission and she complimented my outfit. It looked really great on me, she said, "because, you know, you *are* a little bit 'hippy'."

*****.

Unaisha8

Back in 2011, my aunt told me in front of everyone in my family 'Make sure you don't get to the size of a range rover when I come back from holiday' I was shocked and so embarrassed but my parents stood up by me and gave her a good reply. I cried so much that day and I was 18 years old.

Her hurtful comment changed my life as I decided that I'm gonna lose weight and get serious about it. So I successfully lost 80 lbs upto now. Now when she sees me, she says that I'm getting too skinny. Oh well what can I say? You can never please society.

Miss_TeaPot

Hmm, well, I think the worst was from my step-father. When I was a kid I was crying and he said "That's all you do! All you can do is sit on your fat-a** and cry!" I was ten at the time.

When I was eight and had a million ideas about what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was going down a list and it was random nonsense that ranged from doctor to ballet dancer and he told me that I couldn't do anything unless I dropped some weight.

joecmoore1

how much do you have to loose?..

honestly i want to lose like 40 lbs. I recently lost 35 lbs 2 years ago but slowly gained it back ever since i moved here. I'm used to city living. I live in the country where there are not too many designated spots to workout unless you drive some place.

I live in the country as well and find it difficult to run/walk when the weather is crappy. But...when its decent...I love it. I have miles and miles of countryside to look at and don't have to worry too much about traffic or people. etc. Use what you have. Be creative and improvise. I love the episode of the biggest loser where Jillian goes home with the guy from Missouri and they work out in a barn throw around bales of hay and drag old truck tires, jump on fences, etc. Anything can be workout equipment if you look at it in a different way.

Autk79

I ran into a ex of 10 years out at a bar and when I saw him he introduced me to his friend. When I walked off I heard him say , dude I dated her when she was hot and skinny ... REALLY lol.

Funny ones: My 5 yr old son told me mom I found some sunglasses I think there yours. I said no those are guy sunglasses I like the bigger, round glasses. He said mom when your face was skinny they would of fit you lol. Best one ever: Mom your so lucky your butt is so big because you never fall in the toilet.... I love my little big mouth kid lol

pattycakes80

I was asked once on the train how long was I on my pregnancy I wanted to die, but I lied I said 5, I was not going to let the woman humiliate me in front of others.

I've never asked a woman that question but I have been present for that awkward moment and it was super awkward, for lack of a better description. I now employ the rule that i only ask when a woman is due if she is on the table with her feet up and the doctor yelling push. Even then i will ask a nurse in the room to make sure she's not passing a kidney stone.

ha! good man.

quirkysterks

I used to be 355... and when I started working out, I would get stares from people at the gym.

Once, when I was doing a core workout, I had a trainer come over and stare at me, arms crossed, hip cocked to one side.

After watching me for a few minutes, she responded with "Wow, you must have some muscle under there somewhere."

She then offered to train me. I declined. Hmmm, I wonder why?

MsTT80

My Mum, when introducing me to some relatives I have not seen since I was 2 said "This is Rebecca, she is a lot bigger since the last time you saw her" Innocent? Maybe, but she is always having a go at me for my weight gain despite it being due to steroids!

MyChocolateDiet

The rudest thing anyone ever said to me about my weight was, "You really should start focusing on your weight. You've been gaining lately I noticed and I can't even lend you most of my clothes!" From a friend. Who she and I used to lend each other clothes a lot when we were young. Fashion was a great motivator. So was her friendship. I ended up losing weight, so I guess the rudeness was an eye opener for me.

miniimuscles

Before I lost weight, when I was in India for work, someone asked me what had happened to me since a picture they had seen and why had I gotten fat. Then another told me my husband was much better looking than I was. The most offensive comments though came when I lost weight...

All in one day I heard...

"Go eat a cheeseburger"

"Bag-o-bones"

And my personal favorite shouted in a quite office building for everyone to hear... "Doesn't your husband want something to hold on to?"

eattilldie

i always been feeling guilty for my weight .my friends constantly fr 2 yrs ragged me fr bieng overwieght.my father z still abusive.and my mother was always a insensitive woman.my bringing up was hard so i developed ED.and now i come to knw that i hve pcos which was sabotaging my evry effort fr lossing weight.but i still hope for a better life as i m now self concious and i knw wat is best fr me.

DucklingtoSwan

I was shopping with a naturally very, very slim and petite friend, cute and blond and almost fairy-like in her delicacy. A couple of teenagers started making not-so-quiet comments about her size. I turned to them and loudly said, smiling all the time, "Yeah can you believe she used to be my size? Until the chemo." They couldn't leave fast enough. I'm kind of a B**** that way. :devil:


My husband's test wife, always polite to my face, apparently had a pet name for me at home: The Fat F***. This from a woman that was also quite hefty herself, maybe not as big as I was, but definitely not in a position to be throwing cracks like that around. Whatever. She was at her worst when she managed to lose about 30 pounds, but now it's back with interest. I make no apologies for being meanly glad about that. (See the part above re: me being a B**** that way.) :devil:

edisonsbulb

No one's ever said anything rude about my weight. At least not to my face. Which would have been a wise stragey for them.

Amandawith3kids

my ex-husband (still, 11 years later) makes comments about my belly, pokes me as if i'm the pillsbury dough boy, tells me i have a j-lo booty (is that a good thing? i have no idea)

my dad would make comments on how i was getting a belly. in his defense, he only saw me 2 or 3 times after i had my 1st kid (lived across the country) and i've known for years he had no filter. i gave it right back to him too.

the people who have NEVER made a nasty comment: my sister, my nieces, my hubby, and most of my friends. one friend, who is heavier than i am has made comments about "yeah right" when i said i would need a smaller dress for her wedding. but that comes from a place deep within herself of many years of trying and failing and jealousy, and i forgave her before she even knew what she had said.

MyChocolateDiet

This thread has gotten funny.

If someone asked me if I were pregnant I would NEVER lie and say I'm this many months. Am I the only one who thinks that's kind of an odd way to handle it?

DucklingtoSwan

This thread has gotten funny.

If someone asked me if I were pregnant I would NEVER lie and say I'm this many months. Am I the only one who thinks that's kind of an odd way to handle it?

It was just kind of a knee-jerk reaction. When people ask that I don't think most of them are intentionally being rude, just a little clueless. (Hey, they could have said, wow are you fat!) In my first case, she was the sweetest little old lady in the world... I didn't have the heart to embarrass her.

The other time it was a sweet young girl with some developmental delays, and no filter. And lets face it- I'm pretty big. But I didn't lie and cover that time; I just nicely replied in the negative. Her Dad was so embarrassed I actually felt sorry for him.

boombalatty123

I was talking with a male friend and he mentioned that my ex was dating someone new. He said it was really weird, because she was "exactly like you, except thin." :huh:

143tobe

I was talking with a male friend and he mentioned that my ex was dating someone new. He said it was really weird, because she was "exactly like you, except thin." :huh:

My jaw just dropped. Wow.

kytte

my husband would see me changing and look at my fat post-partum stomach like i was some kind of freak show. but when i came to mfp for weight loss recommended by my doctor all he had was snide remarks. then he would start buying all these desserts and other junk foods, for me, "because i know they're your favorite. ^_^ " as if to be sweet, even though i specifically asked him not to. then tonight he belittled my efforts in front of his entire family.

i think it's easier to shrug off someone's words, and move on with your goals, than it is their actions.

countscalories

There have been so many comments that I can't remember-- and I'm not that old! However, I will NEVER forget my response to some rude behavior I was subjected to while shopping one day. I was looking at some shoes when I heard giggling. I looked up and saw three 18 year-old, thin girls. They were having a field day at my expense, laughing and actually pointing at me, making "fat" gestures with their hands. I've never been one to take crap from people, so when two of them walked away,I saw my opportunity. I approached the third girl, smiled my evil grin, and quietly said to her, "You might think it's funny now, but you're going to look like just like me in 20 years." I had to turn away quickly so I didn't ruin the moment by laughing. The look on her face was priceless! And I hope she DID get fat! She was old enough to know better, and people who make fun like that are dirtbags (to put it mildly).

countscalories

I feel so bad reading your post, but I do have a great weight-loss tip for you: DUMP YOUR HUSBAND'S SORRY *kitten*, AND YOU'LL LOSE AROUND 200 LBS QUICK! His actions are not just cruel and mean, they are abusive. Be careful how he treats you and any kids you have. Keep your eyes open, whether you want to or not. You don't deserve this crap. ( I'm speaking from experience.)

dvkashnkr

1)chubby
2)fatty
3)round thing
4)double chins
5)"you've become FAT!!!"

headofphat

my husband would see me changing and look at my fat post-partum stomach like i was some kind of freak show. but when i came to mfp for weight loss recommended by my doctor all he had was snide remarks. then he would start buying all these desserts and other junk foods, for me, "because i know they're your favorite. ^_^ " as if to be sweet, even though i specifically asked him not to. then tonight he belittled my efforts in front of his entire family.

i think it's easier to shrug off someone's words, and move on with your goals, than it is their actions.

He sounds like a keeper.

headofphat

1)chubby
2)fatty
3)round thing
4)double chins
5)"you've become FAT!!!"

"round thing". That is an oddly simple insult.

karenrich77

I always remember a doctor who I had never seen before went

'Just forget it, you're way to fat to even bother losing weight, you won't do it without surgery. Let's face it, you're already fat, miserable and going to be a very lonely woman, that I can gurantee'

Well doc, this first 10kg is for you..... and the last 10kg will be for you too :P

Good lord, I'd find something weighing 65kg to smack them round the head with it when you've finished.

Ugh. What a tosser.

I may just do that :P along with my after pictures

FlamencoGal

I was picking up lunch in the little deli in our building and the lady behind the counter asked me when was I due???? I was mortified with co-workers standing in line with me.

Autk79

I walked in on my 12 yr old son talking about me and his stepmom when he was 4 and he told his friend I have two moms, one really skinny and one not skinny... :blushing: :blushing:

EmmieBaby

I've had a coworker ask me how my workout and diet have been going I told him "pretty good, lost 20lbs since last year" his reply "really? doesn't really show"

fitfreakymom

Sister inlaw or not, tell her off learn to defend yourself and dont depend on anyone to stand up for you. Stop being her door mat.

tomaspetro

As rude as people have been, nobody can be ruder than the guy who looks at my image in the mirror. I've probably heard all the insults, including the pregnant ones, at some point in my life. Burning shame-seething anger and the defense I eventually settled on? Joke along with them, put another nail in the coffin. The cruelty outweighs us (no pun intended) 100 to 1 but many of us have had no skills good enough to turn it into a positive. I would bet that there isn't a one of us who hasn't seen somebody really fat and thought exactly that " my God, they are fat and unattractive." We all know that being obese is not a state of healthiness but the visual always comes first and blurters, blurt and a-holes comment and parents worry and life goes on with or without us.

At some point, I stopped retreating from life and decided to claim what was left for myself. Perhaps I read too much into your question OP, but I think it brought out a lot of great commentary and caused us, or at least me, to reflect on how we got here.:flowerforyou: